Casefile Presents
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Multi-part true crime narration, from BTK's Wichita letters to Australian cold-case disappearances.
Casefile True Crime builds each case from domestic detail, emergency calls, media contact, and case documents. Its tone is steady and unsensational, letting timelines, contradictions, and human loss carry the weight.
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Casefile True Crime is an episodic narrative documentary show, not an interview or panel format: a narrator walks through a single case using investigative reconstruction, case documents, and archival detail rather than in-studio conversation. Numbered cases are frequently split into two to four parts, allowing extended treatment of complex investigations such as the BTK serial killer's letters or the Folbig children infant deaths in Australia. Alongside the numbered cases, the show produces 'Casefile Presents' spin-off series that dedicate a full run of episodes to one missing-persons or cold-case story, including Mattie, about Matthew Leveson's 2007 disappearance in Sydney, and Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid, about a 1990 disappearance from a Melbourne train station. These spin-offs are narrated by guest hosts rather than the main show's narrator, including Australian true crime author Vicki Petraitis and Missing Persons Advocacy Network founder Lauren O'Keefe. Interview material comes from people close to the cases, such as Matthew Leveson's parents Mark and Faye, and Sarah MacDiarmid's mother Sheila. Recurring subject matter includes serial killers, Australian cold cases, long-term missing-persons investigations, and family relationships strained by suspicion or grief. The show explicitly flags sensitive content, such as warning listeners before material involving crimes against children. Production is long-form (episodes commonly run 40 to 90-plus minutes) and case-driven rather than news-cycle driven, with archival re-releases marking the show's 10th year in 2026. Listeners drawn to detailed, multi-episode case reconstruction rather than short-form or comedic true crime are the core audience.
Made for: Listeners who want deeply researched, multi-episode true crime case reconstructions rather than short-form or comedic crime content.
What sets it apart: Runs narrated documentary-style cases rather than interview panels, and extends select cases into full-season 'Casefile Presents' spin-offs led by guest narrators like a true crime author and a missing-persons advocate.
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Careful chronology and person-first narration reveal how evidence, institutional failures and unresolved questions shape complex criminal cases.
Casefile True Crime builds each case as a measured chronology, letting evidence, institutional decisions and uncertainty accumulate under the host's restrained narration.
A flushed crime-scene toilet is your cue: this one rewards suspicion of every tidy conclusion.
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A missing senior analyst's case deepens through workplace unease, a concrete slab, and a family's determination.
Maria Cruz's story starts with the kind of absence that immediately feels wrong: an empty desk at Barclays Capital Bank in New York City. On Monday, April 14, 2003, the 35-year-old senior analyst misses a team meeting, despite being known for arriving early and rarely taking…
Pamela Lawrence's murder becomes a grave study of investigative failure and the cost borne by two families.
Casefile Revisited: Pamela Lawrence traces the 1994 murder of a Perth jewellery-store owner through the stormy evening, the police focus on Andrew Mallard, and the pieces of evidence that hardened around him.
A hotel-room death, a stalled investigation, and Susie Flanagan's determined pursuit of the person responsible.
Greg Flanagan's death takes the episode from Susie Flanagan's ordinary evening in Louisiana to a homicide investigation at the Elegante hotel in Beaumont.
A small fire leads into years of missed warnings and Zara's final farewell by the Tasman Sea.
Case 347 traces Zara Baker's story from a small fire outside the Baker home in Hickory, North Carolina, back through the school records and warnings that had gathered around her childhood.
A vanished girl, a shaken family routine, and a suspected attack connected through patient, unsettling detail.
Megumi Yokota begins with the quiet shock of a family routine breaking down. After badminton practice on November 15, 1977, 13-year-old Megumi does not come home at the expected time, and Sakeya Yokota starts measuring the absence against everything that usually made her…
A careful, distressing Casefile opener where medical uncertainty and a collapsing marriage carry equal weight.
Casefile opens its two-part Folbigg Children case with the 1999 emergency call about 20-month-old Laura, then works backward through Craig and Kathleen Folbigg's family history and the earlier deaths that made that call so loaded.
A tense Casefile installment where an ordinary deputy's note tightens the case around Matthew Hoffman.
A routine parking lot encounter becomes the hinge in Casefile Archives 3, as Deputy Phillips' notes on Matthew Hoffman suddenly matter to investigators working the King Beach Drive case.
A restrained missing-person opener that makes Sarah vivid before the evidence turns the story colder.
Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid opens with the disappearance at Cananook railway station on July 11, 1990, but its quiet force comes from the time spent with Sarah before the case file takes over.
Masha Gessen narrates her own cousin's murder-for-hire arrest and custody battle.
Ashley Flowers and Britt Prawat revisit unsolved murders and cold cases as new evidence surfaces.
Casefile True Crime examines the 2003 disappearance of Barclays Capital senior analyst Maria Cruz in New York City.
Casefile True Crime examines the May 23, 1994 killing of 45-year-old jewellery-store owner Pamela Lawrence at Flora Metallica in Mossman Park, Western Australia.
Casefile True Crime examines the September 2010 death of 55-year-old landman Greg Flanagan in room 348 of Beaumont’s MCM Elegante hotel.
Casefile True Crime examines the October 2010 disappearance of 10-year-old Zara Baker from Hickory, North Carolina, after a small arson fire and ransom note appeared outside the Baker home.
Casefile True Crime examines the November 15, 1977 disappearance of 13-year-old Megumi Yokota after badminton practice in Niigata, Japan.
Casefile True Crime examines the deaths of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth, and Jack Taylor around Barking in 2014 and 2015.
Casefile True Crime examines the 2001 Amerithrax attacks after Florida photojournalist Robert Stevens died from inhalation anthrax on October 5, 2001.
Casefile True Crime examines the 1976 disappearance and murder of 14-year-old John Zera after he left Franklin High School with a hall pass.
Casefile True Crime examines the January 1931 murder of Julia Wallace after her husband William receives a strange telephone summons from R.M.
Casefile True Crime examines the Christchurch Civic Creche, a New Zealand childcare centre opened in 1976 where parents could place babies on a waiting list for future admission.
Casefile True Crime examines the December 7, 1994 disappearance of 22-year-old Elizabeth Membry from Ringwood East, Melbourne.
Casefile True Crime revisits the February 28, 1997 North Hollywood Shootout, originally released as Case 18 on May 8, 2016.
Casefile True Crime revisits the 2010 disappearance of 30-year-old Ben McDaniel at Vortex Spring in northern Florida.
Casefile revisits Case 23, a 1993 Frankston-area investigation involving the murders of Elizabeth Stephens and Debbie Freem and an attempted abduction of Rosa Toth.
Casefile True Crime examines the Waco siege after David Koresh withdrew his promised surrender on March 2, 1993, telling FBI negotiator Byron Sage that God required him to wait.
Just after midday, the call comes in.
This episode examines the psychological profile and crimes of Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer, focusing on his self-described 'little monster' and the impact of his violent acts against children.
On June 9, 2004, a man in downtown Wichita found a clear plastic bag duct-taped to a stop sign at 1st and Kansas Streets and carried home a brown envelope marked "BTK Fieldgram." Inside were reduced photocopied pages, including 13 chapter titles with chapter 8, "M.O.I.D.
This true crime episode discusses a chilling poem sent to a Kansas TV station in 1978, two months after the murder of Nancy Fox, with warnings about crimes against children.
This true crime episode begins the story of the 1974 Otero family murders in Wichita, Kansas, which were later linked to the BTK serial killer.
This episode of Casefile True Crime covers a historical crime case in East St Louis, Illinois, from the mid-2000s.
This episode is a premium release now available to all listeners, discussing the show's anniversary and subscription changes.
This episode revisits the 2016 Casefile episode about the Eriksson Twins, a true crime story involving a mysterious incident on the M6 motorway in 2008, now re-recorded and produced to current standards as part of the show's 10th anniversary celebration.
Casefile True Crime uses this short archive announcement to mark the show’s 10th year and launch Casefile Archives.
This episode announces the release of previously premium-only content to all listeners as part of the Casefile Archives series for the show's 10-year anniversary, while explaining ongoing subscriber benefits.
Matthew Hoffman's name first appeared quietly.
This episode revisits the mysterious 1948 case of an unidentified man found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia, featuring updated production while preserving the original storytelling.
This episode introduces Casefile Archives, a special bonus series marking the podcast's 10th anniversary by re-releasing polished early episodes, starting with The Wanda Beach Murders.
Sarah is remembered before the evidence arrives.
Vivian Cameron wanted to learn to ride.
This episode promotes a new series, The Detective's Dilemma, about a detective's controversial investigation into a missing woman and a potential serial killer.
Matt's letter arrives before the worst news.
This episode is a true crime case analysis, starting with sponsor ads and content warnings before delving into a distressing incident.
This episode recounts the 1985 disappearance of David Brown from his home in Garden Grove, California.
This episode investigates a criminal case involving the hiring of a teacher at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne.
This episode of Casefile True Crime presents a detailed examination of a serious criminal case, with content warnings for distressing material.
This episode recounts a double homicide in Sydney in 2003, focusing on the initial police and paramedic response.
A true crime podcast that narrates detailed accounts of criminal cases, often historical or lesser-known.
A 16-year-old girl responds to a classified ad and is solicited for nude photos, leading to a disturbing criminal investigation.
This episode begins with an ad for Pura and a promotion for Side Hustle Pro, then likely delves into a true crime case.
This episode recounts the murder of David Campbell and Keith Hibbins in Melbourne, Australia.
This episode recounts the story of Andrzej Bomberski and the tragic events surrounding his daughter Kalinka in 1982.
This episode is a true crime case analysis, originally released as a bonus for paid subscribers, covering a distressing incident.
A 1946 home invasion and assault case of 16-year-old Ruth Smock in Fort Scott, Kansas.
A true crime podcast episode discussing the isolation of Perth, Western Australia, as a backdrop for a criminal case.
This episode of Casefile True Crime covers the story of Ina and David Steiner and their online auction newsletter, leading into a criminal case.